1981Paddy Chayefsky dies at age 58. Born in New York and starting as a writer for television dramas, Chayefsky would pen such Broadway plays as Middle of the Night and The Tenth Man. Other notable Chayefsky works are screenplays for the films "Marty" and "Network."

1996Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts team up to bring I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, to Off-Broadway’s Westside Theatre. The show that explores the entire spectrum of male-female relationships, from dating to in-laws, will become OB’s longest-running musical revue Jan. 7, 2001, breaking the record formerly held by Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.